A Mind of One's Own: A Psychoanalytic View of Self and Object

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Main Details

Title A Mind of One's Own: A Psychoanalytic View of Self and Object
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Robert Caper
SeriesNew Library of Psychoanalysis
Series part Volume No. No.32
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:176
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9780415199124
ClassificationsDewey:150.195
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Publication Date 5 November 1998
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This collection of papers, written over the last six years by Robert Caper, focuses on the importance of distinguishing self from object in psychological development. Robert Caper demonstrates the importance this psychological disentanglement plays in the therapeutic effect of psychoanalysis. In doing so he demonstrates what differentiates the practice of psychoanalysis from psychotherapy; while psychotherapy aims to ease the patient towards "good mental health" through careful suggestion; psychoanalysis allows the patient to discover him/herself, with the self wholly distinguished from other people and other objects.

Reviews

"Caper writes with clarity and lightness of touch synthesising ideas and untangling confusions in a delightfully direct style free from fluff or wordiness" - P. Garvey, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy